Hanskhali Gangrape & Murder: Calcutta High Court Seeks State's Response In PIL Seeking ₹1 Crore Compensation For Victim's Kin

The Calcutta High Court on Monday sought response from the State government in a Public Interest Litigation petition seeking compensation to the tune of Rs 1 crore for the family members of the minor victim in the Hanshkhali gangrape and murder case which is currently being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).According to reports, a 14-year-old girl belonging to the...

Bigamy Is A Continuing Offence; Wife's Consent For Second Marriage Immaterial: Karnataka High Court

The Karnataka High Court has said that bigamy under section 494 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) is a continuing offence and the consent of wife for the subsequent marriage would become immaterial for consideration of the offence. A single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna made the observation while dismissing a petition filed by a 76-year-old man and his third wife, seeking to quash...

NEET PG 2021: Plea In Supreme Court Seeks Special Stray Round Of Counselling

A plea has been filed in Supreme Court seeking a Special Stray Round of counselling to allow the candidates to participate for vacant seats available after the conduct of a stray vacant round of All India Quota.The petition in which relief was also sought for directing the MCC to provide the exact number of vacant seats after the conduct of stray vacancy round of AIQ was listed on Monday...

PIL Filed In Calcutta High Court Seeking CBI Probe Into Singer KK's Death

A Public Interest Litigation (PIL) has been filed before the Calcutta High Court seeking a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the death of singer-composer Krishnakumar Kunnath popularly known as KK, who passed away on Tuesday hours after performing in a concert at Kolkata. He was in the city for a two-day concert, and fell ill during an event at Nazrul Mancha. He is...

Delhi High Court Declines Urgent Listing Of Plea Against Stopping Of Namaz At Mosque Near Qutub Minar Complex

The Delhi High Court on Monday again declined urgent listing of a plea against stopping of namaaz at a mosque in city's Mehrauli area present near Qutub Minar complex. A vacation bench comprising of Justice Manoj Kumar Ohri and Justice Poonam A. Bamba said that there was no urgency in hearing the matter, thereby declining the urgent listing made by Advocate M Sufian Siddiqui on behalf of...

Punjab & Haryana High Court Weekly Round-Up : May 30 - June 5, 2022

Nominal IndexMunshi Ram versus Vidya Devi and Another 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 121Sharma Constructions Joint Venture Versus Punjab Agro Industries Corporation Ltd. and another 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 122Gurmahabir Singh v. State of Punjab 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 123Paramjeet @ Kala and Other v. State of Haryana 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 124Jaswant Kaur v. Lakhwinder Singh and others 2022 LiveLaw (PH) 125Bhakra...

Supreme Court Refuses To Entertain Nigerian National's Plea Challenging Levy Of Fees For Exit Permits To Her Children

The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain a petition by a Nigerian national assailing the levy of fees of Rs 4,34,000/- by the Ministry of Home Affairs and Foreign Regional Registration Office, Bangalore for issuing exit permits to three of her children.The vacation bench of Justices MR Shah and Aniruddha Bose in which the Nigerian National had also sought for issuance of Exit Permits...

Two Additional Judges Take Oath In Madras High Court

Justice Sunder Mohan and Justice Kabali Kumaresh Babu were sworn in as Additional Judges of the Madras High Court on Monday. Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari administered the oath for the newly appointed judges. The swearing-in ceremony was followed by a welcome address by the Advocate General, followed by speeches from the Chairman of Bar Council of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, President...

Re-Examination Can't Be Used To Give Chance To Witness To Undo Statement Made In Cross Examination & Fill Lacunae In Evidence: Delhi High Court

The Delhi High Court has observed that the opportunity of re-examination cannot be used to give a chance to a witness to undo its statement made in cross-examination and fill in the lacunae in evidence.Justice Amit Bansal was dealing with a suit filed seeking to injunct the defendants, who were occupants, from unlawfully entering any part of the first floor including the balcony of a Shop on...

Gujarat High Court Refuses To Quash Extortion FIR Against Ex-ASG IH Syed

The Gujarat High Court has refused to quash a FIR registered against former Assistant Solicitor General and Senior Advocate IH Syed for alleged assault and extortion, stating that the investigation is underway and thus, it is too early to opine on his innocence."If the allegations found to be true, it is a very serious matter as being an advocate and that too, a designated senior advocate...

Pink Legal Trust Moves Delhi High Court Seeking Impleadment In Plea Challenging Vires Of Assisted Reproductive Technology Act & Surrogacy Act

Pink Legal Trust, a registered public charitable trust established for the benefit of citizens across India particularly for women and children, has moved the Delhi High Court seeking impleadment in a plea challenging the vires of the Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act, 2021 and the Surrogacy (Regulation) Act, 2021.Moved through Advocate Aarzoo Aneja, the impleadment...

Supreme Court Monthly Criminal Digest- May 2022

Code of Criminal Procedure, 1973; Part II of First Schedule - If the offence is punishable with imprisonment for three years and onwards but not more than seven years the offence is a cognizable offence. Only in a case where the offence is punishable for imprisonment for less than three years or with fine only the offence can be said to be non­cognizable. (Para 5.3) Knit Pro...